Longdrem & The Pinkhill Branch

[60027Merlin]

Following on from postings of the completed kits at long last the painting etc. was finished last week, this being the end of working on Thompson pacifics, either kit or Hornby.

 

Now it is back to the gardening and other domestic tasks!

 

 

 

 

[60027Merlin]

A photo of the recently completed DJH A2/2 with new Fox nameplates.

 

I noted some months ago that the nameplates for 60502 from Fox, 247 Developments and Modelmaster were all the same length and a bit too short. Fortunately Fox were willing to make them longer and it does make a difference.

 

Other photos are all Edward Thompson locos from Haymarket, Gateshead and Heaton to make up the maximum number of photos in a posting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 24, 2021 by 60027Merlin

[60027Merlin]

Another trawl through the archives of trains in the area.

 

Apart from building a loco kit another winter objective is to take more photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[60027Merlin]

Another few pages taken from the pictorial album of the Haymarket Number 1 link A4s in the late 50s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[60027Merlin]

Some years ago I put a selection of photos on here featuring locos named in the Waverley novels and poems by Sir Walter Scott. The North British Railway Company named many locos in such a fashion and it was continued by the LNER with the D11/2s and later when some names were used again on the then new Peppercorn A1s.

 

Here is another selection;

 

Roderick Dhu, Madge Wildfire, The Talisman, Kenilworth, Edie Ochiltree, The Pirate, Redgauntlet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[trw1089]

Some nice cops there for me, thanks Eric!

 

Cheers

Tony

[60027Merlin]

Some snaps at Christmas. Firstly a mixture and then the beloved 64B Pacifics.

 

Merry Christmas

 

Eric

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[60027Merlin]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[landscapes]

On 26/12/2021 at 16:00, 60027Merlin said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabulous, photos models and layout 

[60027Merlin]

A couple of shots of a regular performer on the layout and a new one still to be painted which will be one of the named examples.  The painting cannot start soon as it is heavy rain today and rain is forecast for all of this week - being hopeless for using the Halfords spray can outside!

 

 

 

 

 

[landscapes]

1 hour ago, 60027Merlin said:

A couple of shots of a regular performer on the layout and a new one still to be painted which will be one of the named examples.  The painting cannot start soon as it is heavy rain today and rain is forecast for all of this week - being hopeless for using the Halfords spray can outside!

 

 

 

 

 

Superb work Eric, Look forward to seeing the finished model running.

 

I do hope one day this class becomes available in RTR.

 

Regards

 

David

 

[rowanj]

Super stuff, Eric. I need to get on with a "Scottish Cab" K2, having a great photo of one on a freight passing Little Benton Sidings.

Cheers John

[60027Merlin]

John

 

Perhaps the photo you have is the same one I have. By coincidence the loco in the photo is what I have modelled, Loch Laidon. I have a photo of it in the west of Edinburgh in 1959 and used that one for reference. Some time later I came across the one at Little Benton in my files. I was surprised that it managed to get that bit further south!

 

Eric

 

[60027Merlin]

Another selection from the archives of typical activity in the area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kingfisher24]

I’ve just come on rmweb thnyte after a break of a month or two and it’s always a pleasure to see the pics of Longdrem. 

[60027Merlin]

Now and again the ex-Caley/LMS stuff are run on the layout from a Coronation to a Caley 0-4-4t for a change.

 

4 years ago Rails of Sheffield announced a new model for the Caley 812 class.

 

A few weeks ago they eventually arrived and they have produced a good model. Here are some photos of it number 57565 together with the DJH kit number 57645 from many decades ago. 

 

 

 

[60027Merlin]

Freight to the fore, the railway's bread and butter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[60027Merlin]

Another new loco running in today shown earlier in February in pristine white metal.

 

Painting, lining and weathering completed a few days ago. I have a couple of photos of it in the late 50s which fits in to the layout period and to match them, it is finished off in a beat up condition complete with the lower half of the smokebox door sporting a clean gloss black coat after repairs to it. 

 

 

 

[60027Merlin]

First photos since the site is working again. Hopefully it will transfer them across!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[landscapes]

On 25/04/2022 at 15:48, 60027Merlin said:

First photos since the site is working again. Hopefully it will transfer them across!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Eric

 

lovely set of photos, the landscaping on your layout is stunning.

 

I know how hard it is to create a good landscape and get it looking right.

 

Regards

 

David

[60027Merlin]

A quiet restricted Sunday afforded some spare time to run through the archives and here are some members of the Haymarket top links out and about.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 1, 2022 by 60027Merlin

[trw1089]

Lovely shots as always Eric.  Nice to see all those lovely big engines earning their keep.

 

Cheers

Tony

[landscapes]

On 01/05/2022 at 15:28, 60027Merlin said:

A quiet restricted Sunday afforded some spare time to run through the archives and here are some members of the Haymarket top links out and about.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Eric

 

Great photos as usual, I see your model of A4 60031 Golden Plover has name plates with a light blue background.

 

I am about to order new nameplates for my own A4 60031 would the light blue fit my Haymarket layout time period of 1958/1959.

 

Best Regards

 

David

 

[60027Merlin]

David

 

The earliest year I have seen photographs of this colour is 1961 when numbers 31, 4 and 11 appeared with Scottish Region light blue on their nameplates as photographs taken in 1960 have black backing.

 

The only other photograph I have seen of any other 64B loco with Sc. R. light blue was for the A1 Auld Reekie in late 61. I have it on good authority that 2 of their named B1s were also turned out with the light blue for a short time in 1961 but the person who saw them did not take a note of which ones as he was here on his honeymoon!

 

Eric

[landscapes]

1 hour ago, 60027Merlin said:

David

 

The earliest year I have seen photographs of this colour is 1961 when numbers 31, 4 and 11 appeared with Scottish Region light blue on their nameplates as photographs taken in 1960 have black backing.

 

The only other photograph I have seen of any other 64B loco with Sc. R. light blue was for the A1 Auld Reekie in late 61. I have it on good authority that 2 of their named B1s were also turned out with the light blue for a short time in 1961 but the person who saw them did not take a note of which ones as he was here on his honeymoon!

 

Eric

Hi Eric

 

Thank you for your reply, its looks as though I will have to order nameplates with a black background.

 

The only colour photo I have of 60031 with Light blue background nameplates has no date but the A4 is on the Elizabethan which probably dates it around 1961.

 

Regards

 

David